A worker spreads red chili peppers at a giant fabric on a sunny day in Sanliurfa, Turkey on August 21, 2017
Halil Fidan • 21 August 2017 • update: 22 August 2017
Isot pepper processing in Turkey's Sanliurfa
SANLIURFA, TURKEY - AUGUST 21 : Children spread red chili peppers at a giant fabric on a sunny day in Sanliurfa, Turkey on August 21, 2017. After red chili peppers are separated from their stems, workers spread them on the ground to dry under the sun and split them into pieces with hand before going through the machine process to made isot pepper. Isot peppers are more skinnier and darker than other chili peppers and it turns to purplish after they have been sun-dried. It has tangy flavour than other chili peppers and it is commonly used in Turkish cousine especially in steak tartar a la turca, vegetables and meat. ( Halil Fidan - Anadolu Agency )Halil Fidan
Isot pepper processing in Turkey's Sanliurfa
SANLIURFA, TURKEY - AUGUST 21 : A woman spreads red chili peppers at a giant fabric on a sunny day in Sanliurfa, Turkey on August 21, 2017. After red chili peppers are separated from their stems, workers spread them on the ground to dry under the sun and split them into pieces with hand before going through the machine process to made isot pepper. Isot peppers are more skinnier and darker than other chili peppers and it turns to purplish after they have been sun-dried. It has tangy flavour than other chili peppers and it is commonly used in Turkish cousine especially in steak tartar a la turca, vegetables and meat. ( Halil Fidan - Anadolu Agency )Halil Fidan
Isot pepper processing in Turkey's Sanliurfa
SANLIURFA, TURKEY - AUGUST 21 : Workers spread red chili peppers at a giant fabric on a sunny day in Sanliurfa, Turkey on August 21, 2017. After red chili peppers are separated from their stems, workers spread them on the ground to dry under the sun and split them into pieces with hand before going through the machine process to made isot pepper. Isot peppers are more skinnier and darker than other chili peppers and it turns to purplish after they have been sun-dried. It has tangy flavour than other chili peppers and it is commonly used in Turkish cousine especially in steak tartar a la turca, vegetables and meat. ( Halil Fidan - Anadolu Agency )Halil Fidan
